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This study aims to determine the validity of the Football Skills Test conducted on 12-year-old male players through three test: Agility, 50-m running with a ball and Zigzag with a ball. The test was conducted on two football teams, the elite players group and the non-elite players group. The elite group consists of Akademi Tunas Johor (ATJ) players, while the non-elite players are from Perdana United Fc. A total of 20 players were selected as the study sample, with 10 players from each group. The Independent Sample t-Test was used to determine any significant difference between the test scores of players in the elite and the non-elite group. The analysis results show a difference between the Agility Test scores of players in the elite group (14.882 ± 0.863) and the non-elite group (16.105 ± 1.608). The analysis also showed a difference between the players’ scores in the 50-m running with a ball test, with the elite group (12.664 ± 0.448) and the non-elite group (13.103 ± 1.208). Furthermore, there is a difference in the elite and non-elite group scores in the zigzag with a ball test, with elite players (17.878 ± 2.120) and non-elite players (20.263 ± 4.028). In this regard, the study’s findings show a significant difference between the score of players in the elite group and the non-elite group in the Agility Test conducted. The study’s findings confirm that the Agility Test is suitable for measuring the skills of 12-year-old football players.
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Mazlan, A.N., Mesnan, M.H.A., Pairan, M.R., Hisham, M.H.M. (2023). The Validity of Football Skills Test for 12-Year-Old Male Players. In: Hassan, M.H.A., Zohari, M.H., Kadirgama, K., Mohamed, N.A.N., Aziz, A. (eds) Technological Advancement in Instrumentation & Human Engineering. ICMER 2021. Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering, vol 882. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-1577-2_4
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